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Is Pepper Pot Still Open? Food Paradise Update (Hatch, NM)

Food Paradise, Season 15 Hatch, New Mexico

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Pepper Pot is open — confirmed via Tripadvisor, May 2026.

What the source shows: Tripadvisor's May 2026 update and Google's business listing both indicate Pepper Pot is open and operating in Hatch. How we decide a status →

What happened after Food Paradise?

S15E11 ('Destination Delicious') featured Pepper Pot's Hatch red and green chile dishes and its breakfast menu, according to the restaurant's Facebook page (facebook.com/PepperPotRestaurant). Pepper Pot is a New Mexican restaurant in Hatch, New Mexico, owned and operated by sisters Melva Aguirre and Rosaria Varela, according to Tripadvisor (updated May 2026). Tripadvisor's May 2026 update rated the restaurant 4.0 from 178 reviews and ranked it third of nine restaurants in Hatch, according to Tripadvisor. Yelp, also updated May 2026, listed 173 reviews for the restaurant along with hours of 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. and a phone number of (575) 267-3822, according to Yelp. Google's business profile for Pepper Pot, checked 2026-09-08, listed the same Hall Street address in Hatch, according to Google.

The episode Food Paradise, Season 15

Episode 11
Air date not confirmed
Title: Destination Delicious · What was featured: Hatch red and green chile dishes and breakfast menu
How Food Paradise restaurants have fared: 27% closed →

Also in Season 15 Food Paradise

Season 15: 77 of 104 still open · 6 renamed, moved or under new owners

All 13 Season 15 episodes →

Nearest restaurants By distance from 250 W Hall St

All 68 TV restaurants in New Mexico →

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Sources we checked 3 references

  1. Tripadvisor https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g47057-d2075280-Reviews-Pepper_Pot-Hatch_New_Mexico.html
  2. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/pepper-pot-hatch
  3. Google https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Pepper+Pot+250+W+Hall+St+Hatch+NM+87937
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Record fp-1256 · checked by Cal Marchetti.